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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 88.9% (345th of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: SSDSC2KG480G8R
Poor: 76%Average: 88.9% Great: 96%

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Very good average bench

The SSDSC2KG480G8R 480GB averaged just 11.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSDSC2KG480G8R 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 274MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 332MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSDSC2KG480G8R 480GB is just 19.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SSDSC2KG480G8R 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 315MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 331MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 34588.9%
Min Avg Max
264 Read 315 343
355 Write 407 450
301 Mixed 331 364
289 SusWrite 405 445
82.6% 364 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.6 4K Read 23.9 27.4
40.5 4K Write 73.9 96.2
23.9 4K Mixed 34.8 40.7
120% 44.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
222 DQ Read 314 326
276 DQ Write 332 353
37.5 DQ Mixed 274 302
220% 307 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV1DL69
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 419 428 422 421 420 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 330
Write 431
Mixed 361
SusWrite 413
87% 384 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 36
122% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 293
232% 321 MB/s
345GB free
Firmware: XCV1DL69
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 434 437 433 424 431 MB/s
90% Excellent
Read 327
Write 421
Mixed 328
SusWrite 431
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 34.4
118% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 263
212% 299 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV1DL69
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 432 436 436 439 439 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 295
Write 427
Mixed 324
SusWrite 431
84% 369 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 30.5
105% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 290
226% 311 MB/s
284GB free
Firmware: XCV1DL61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 315 310 278 251 260 MB/s
83.6% Excellent
Read 335
Write 413
Mixed 323
SusWrite 289
77% 340 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 33.1
126% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 262
211% 298 MB/s
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV1DL67
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 403 405 416 414 418 MB/s
77.1% Very good
Read 286
Write 412
Mixed 336
SusWrite 410
82% 361 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 27.4
90% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 285
214% 285 MB/s
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCV1DL67
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 377 387 380 386 392 MB/s
76.2% Very good
Read 300
Write 355
Mixed 301
SusWrite 380
76% 334 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 23.9
90% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 283
218% 296 MB/s
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Typical SSDSC2KG480G8R 480GB Builds (Compare 3,002 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus H81M-C - $57

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples460x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples296x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples223x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples301x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples201x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples173x
SSD
SSDSC2KG480G8R 480GBBench 89%, 20 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples60x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples55x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $266

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